Editing Palikir (section)

==Economy==
The economy of the capital city is reflected in the economic resources of the FSM Islands (600 islands, atolls and islets (including Pohnpei Island)<ref name=Brit2>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/380474/Micronesia|title=Micronesia|access-date=7 May 2013|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>) as a whole. The economy of the island consists basically of subsistence farming and fishing<ref name=Brit/><ref name=Federal/> (fish processing and aquaculture). Tropical agricultural and plantation products like [[copra]], [[breadfruit]], [[taro]], [[betel nuts]], sweet potatoes, cassava, tropical fruits and vegetables, [[Rochia nilotica|trochus shells]], [[cocoa bean|cacao]] and rice are produced. Livestock, such as pigs and poultry, are raised. Products such as fish, bananas, black pepper, and garments are mainly exported to [[Japan]]. Food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, and beverages are imported.<ref name=Federal/><ref name=Micro/>

The country is independent, but in fact depends on financial support stemming from its [[Compact of Free Association]] with the US. {{As of|2012}} the inflation rate was 2% and the cost of living (for imported goods) in Palikir is reportedly very high in comparison with other places in the world.<ref name=Micro/>